I have a small upside down cat in a 10 gallon with some zebra danios and 2 black skirted tetras. at present all he dooes is hide in a colerful clay cave and i hadnt even seen him since i put him in the tank 3 days ago until this morning.Is this normal behavor

jsm11482

08-06-2007 08:43 AM

A lot of catfish will only come out at night. I just put a new spotted raphael in my tank and a few hours later he is nowhere to be found! They love to hide.

jones57742

08-06-2007 12:47 PM

Yes.

Many catfish have "very pretty colorations" which are not displayed by other fish.

"What I do" is to place the rock and wood holes to "point toward" the front of the aquarium. When they are "hiding" in the holes at least a portion of them can be observed.

They are "smart little devils though".
My Queen Arabesque Plecos (which are very, very pretty fish)http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=229
have found crevices extending into the rocks from the holes
and hide in these crevices.
All I can typically observe is the rear 1/3 of their bodies and their tails.